Technology Transfer Offices (TTO)

Research and Innovation are cornerstones of Ireland’s economic development policy. Significant State investment has been made over the past decade in science and technology resulting in a strong base of research expertise. Ireland’s Universities, Institutes of Technology (IoT), Technical Universities (TUs) and research organisations have a professional technology transfer infrastructure in place to work with existing companies and to support new enterprises to leverage the value in this investment.

The Technology Transfer Offices (TTOs) and industrial liaison offices in Ireland’s HEIs and research organisations help companies and investors to:

Access new knowledge and expertise to drive innovation through research collaboration, contracted services and consultancy.
Identify and license new technologies and intellectual property (IP) relevant to their business.
Make use of state-of-the-art facilities and equipment.

The majority of people working in technology transfer in Ireland have a background working in companies, from multi-nationals to start-ups, and understand the issues that businesses face when seeking to innovate. Technology transfer teams have scientifically trained business managers and act as sector experts, able to translate the needs of business and to identify exciting new commercial propositions.

Technology Transfer Staff are skilled in: